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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorses booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
2021-10-21

The Marshall Islands reaches an adult population vaccination rate of nearly 75%. After completing the urban areas, the Ministry of Health and Human Services plans to distribute Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to the most remote islands of the country to vaccinate the rest of the population. The vaccines were provided as a donation by the United States.
2021-04-13

Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson announces their single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is 66% effective in preventing moderate disease and 85% in preventing severe disease during a global trial.
2021-01-29

Johnson & Johnson has paused the Phase III trials of its COVID-19 vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers.
2020-10-12

Merck agrees to buy "superbug"-fighter Cubist Pharmaceuticals for $9.5 billion.
2014-12-8

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" becomes the biggest North American November film release, grossing $161 million in the U.S. and Canada over its first weekend.
2013-11-25

The United States Navy christened the USS "Gerald R. Ford" - the $15.5 billion aircraft carrier is the most technologically advanced ship ever built.
2013-11-9

It is revealed today that in February hackers stole $45 million from worldwide bank ATM's with large numbers of criminals using fradulent debt cards.
2013-05-9

Apple initiates the largest ever non-bank bond offering, valued at $17 billion.
2013-04-30

The United States Air Force grounds its entire $400 billion fleet of 51 F-35 jets due to a major engine technical issue. During a routine inspection of the aircraft, maintenance personnel detected a cracked engine blade.
2013-02-23